Note : the italic words in the brackets belong to Garya
"Argh!", a man fell down.
"This little bastard….."
"What do you want?!"
Some man approached Izark.
"Are you stupid? What’s the problem so you want to fight?", said Izark."Hey, isn’t he a member of merchant’s group?", Garya watched from the crowded people around Izark and the men.
("So, that was the beginning").
"Damn, this little bastard can’t be forgiven", the men attacked Izark.
"You are the one who hit me first. Come here if you dare", Izark did a somersault and spun his body.
All of the men were knocked out." Wow, he is quite strong", said Garya watching the fight.
("Until that time, I thought that young man named Izark seems weak. Merchant’s group wanted to start a long journey taking a lot of items, I worked there as the cook. We needed more men, he was the youngest. He was about seventeen years old. Because he seemed weak, he was pointed to take care the horses. He was a quiet person and didn’t want to get involved with other persons. But because of that, he became attractive. There were some men in the group who liked to disturb him. They didn’t do anything along the journey because the merchants were watching. But in the town, they’re free because the merchants were negotiating all day")"Damn!", the men kept attacking Izark but they couldn’t defeat him.
One of the men took out his sword, "I’ll cut your head off!", and then he attacked Izark.
("Coward! What’s this ? Attacking unarmed man").
The other men began to take out their sword.
"This stupid men!", Garya became angry, she attacked one of the men and took his sword.
Then she blocked the first man who took out the sword.
"You are….", the man was surprised.
"Indeed, I’m Garya, the cook", she pushed the man.
"But beside of cooking, I also have another ability. I’m ex- soldier of Haidori tribe, Garya IL Biska. I’ve watched you since the beginning and I think it’s not fair for adults to fight a kid", Garya spun his sword fast.
"That’s enough. If you didn’t stop this stupid thing, I’ll be your enemy then".("That’s the beginning when Izark and I became a friend. The next day, we gathered in merchant’s group").
Garya looked at Izark who was at another cart and gave a hello. Then she saw two men at the cart behind Izark were discussing about something. Garya became suspicious."Izark!", Garya called Izark who was sitting on the meadow.
"I’m looking for you everywhere. Here take this!", Garya gave a sword to Izark.
"Huh?", Izark was surprised
"This is a sword I received when I became a soldier. I don’t feel good about yesterday, you have to be careful. Take this, you can use it if the same thing happens again"
"Garya…….I never use a sword"
"Is that true? But I thought you could use it……"
"Because of that…", Izark gave the sword back
"In that case, I’ll teach you!", Garya handed the sword to Izark again, Izark was reminded of his mother who was injured because of him."I don’t need it", Izark stood up
"Izark?"
"I once hurt a person with it. I’m afraid that will happen again"
"But if you against armed men…"
"I’ll try my best. I don’t need a sword", Izark walked away and left Garya.
"Wait Izark!!", but Izark didn’t listen to Garya, "So how if that thing happens again? How to stop it? As long as human has blood and meat, he can get hurt…… I’m not an easy person to give up so fast".So from that time, Garya tried to persuade Izark to take the sword, but Izark always ran away.
"Alright then, don’t blame me if I look for you in work time!". Garya began to persuade Izark again.
"If you know how to use the sword, it won’t be dangerous", said Garya to Izark who was feeding the horses.
"Garya, you said you want to take the bowl. Why do you go to this place?", a woman called Garya.
"You can be a palace guardian", Garya tried again at another time.
She talked to Izark who was on the cart.
"Garya, go back to your cart, if not, we can’t depart", said the merchant.
Garya tried again, "Take it, although it’s only to be carried".
She swung a big spoon in front of Izark.
"Garya, where do you go? Go back to cook"Looking at them, the other members of the group began to help Garya persuading Izark
"I ever saw her sword’s technique. She is really great"
"Because she is old, she want to live peacefully"
"Just try it first, Izark. What makes you object?
Izark was speechless.Garya came but Izark has already gone, so she chased Izark. Garya ran into the men who once fought Izark. They apologized and promised won’t do it again, then they walked away. Garya looked at them for a while and continued chasing Izark.
"….Please stop following me"
"I’ll stop if you receive my sword. After you learn the basic techniques, I’ll stop or I’ll keep following you. Which one do you choose?", Garya smiled
Finally Izark gave up and received the sword. So they started practicing.Garya held the sword and spoke to Izark,
"Before start playing the sword, the real battle is not to push enemy but learning to make an approach to other people. These are the words of Haidori chief. I still can’t understand the words. Long ago, there was a man who went to a mountain. He learned and learned to be the strongest by opposing his limitation as human. Finally, he found what we called as stability and taught it. That man was our chief. Izark, I know you’re afraid of weapon, That’s a good thing and because of that, I only will teach you the proper things. Okay, this is the basic, remember it"("Our journey continued, from one town to another town, loading the items. Time to practice was very limited, It only can be done at night or in spare time. I almost didn’t believe how fast he learns")
"I’ll open a shop at the last town. And you, what will you do? When we fought, I’m surprised. In a short time, you have improved so fast. If you continue practicing, you’ll be a master swordsman. Wherever you go, you’ll be paid more. Don’t you want to be like that?"
"I….am satisfied with my condition now. It’s better to be alone"
"But this can make your parents proud if you are success"
Izark startled, Garya noticed his change.
"Both of my parents have died"
".....I see......."
("The situation became strained for a while. I’ll never talk about his parents anymore")At night, Izark was practicing alone. While practicing, his mind backed to the past.
"You.....are not my son"
"Don’t go. We can be wealth by taking care of you. Your power will shake the world. Until you became a devil, we have promised to look after you".
But young Izark left the house so the house and people inside it were burnt out.
["Haidori chief who seek for the stability and finally found it. If he were still alive, would he answer my question? I’m a man who has big burden because was born with incredible power. How to save it? How to release it?"]
("Then our journey ended. Izark bought a sword from a merchant")
"Because of Garya, I’m not afraid of this thing anymore. I’m sure it will be useful someday"
"But I want to give you my sword"
"It’s better you keep it"
"If there’s a time, come here to play. Don’t forget to see the map"
"Okay"
"Take care yourself". Izark raised his hand and walked away.
("That’s the last time I saw Izark")Outside the town, Izark was stopped by two men, "Although you aren’t our enemy, but they have paid us 300 Zol to kill you. So be prepared".
The men attacked Izark.
"Garya, it seems this sword will be useful soon. If I suddenly became tired, I can’t control my power. But with this sword, I’ve a chance to win. Take this!", Izark released his power.
The men were pushed away and knocked out.("Since my parting with Izark, he has knocked down two men outside the town that afternoon. Recently, I knew they were the assassins who were paid by the men in merchant’s group. I searched them but they have already escaped. Is Izark okay? What are you doing now?
Two years later, the adult Izark came in front of me as a wandering warrior. That’s not a surprise. But there’s another thing, a girl was standing behind him")
"So Izark really trust aunt Garya, doesn’t he?", said Noriko to Garya
"Is that so?" ("Now, we are in an inn near Nada’s castle")
"I’m so happy to be entrusted to auntie by Izark"
("Noriko listened to my story about the past happily. I don’t know why, but this girl has made a big change on Izark’s fate. Sometime, I think how can a miracle like this happens?")The End